Cabbage, Water Chestnuts 'n Celery Casserole
"This is a very tasty way to serve cabbage mixed with the celery. Do not over cook the veggies you want to have a crunch left. I often do this dish ahead and just pop it in the oven 25 minutes before dinner. I cut the soup back to 1/4 cup but it depends how saucy you like things"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 3 cups celery, sliced on the diagonal 3/4 inch slices
- 2 cups cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup boiling water, with
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube (use beef cube if you wish)
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 4 tablespoons onions, minced
- 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained & sliced
- 3 tablespoons red peppers, cut into 1 inch thin slices
- 3⁄4 cup aged cheddar cheese, grated (use mild or other cheese if you prefer or leave out)
- 1 cup chow mein noodles (dry fried)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Combine the water and veggie cube in a saucepan add celery and cover simmer for 8 minutes (celery should still be crisp).
- Save a 3/4 cup of the liquid, drain the rest.
- Cook the cabbage in 1/2 cup of water for 4 minutes, drain thoroughtly.
- Mix the celery water with the soup& onions.
- Season to taste.
- Toss together the cabbage, celery, red pepper& water chestnuts.
- Mix with the soup mixture and pour into a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
- Sprinkle cheese on top (omit cheese is you want to cut back on calories but it does give a nice finish& great flavor).
- Sprinkle on the Chow Mein noodles.
- Bake uncovered in 375f oven for 15-20 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly& golden.
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Reviews
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Hey Bergy, ya done it again!! This is a wonderful recipe, it immediately became a DH favourite, couldn't stop eating it. Lots of taste and lots of crunch. Didn't have any veggie bouillion cubes so used chicken stock for that and for the water to cook the cabbage in. It worked out just fine. We just happened to have some jalepino Havarti cheese, so I used it for a change from cheddar. Really loved the crunch from the waterchestnuts and the dry fried noodles on top. We will be making this often, can hardly wait to eat up the leftovers tomorrow. Thanks for sharing the best!! -
This time when I made this dish I only used 1/4 can of soup and did not add any veggie water to the soup. I liked it better this way not quite so saucey. One thing to remember do not over cook the veggies and add the ChowMein noodles and cheese just at the end. You can make the casserole in the AM but don't put on the noodles until it is going into the oven
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Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
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